title: Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in humans, Europe.
abstract: To estimate the proportion of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from humans that were sequence type (ST) 398, we surveyed 24 laboratories in 17 countries in Europe in 2007. Livestock-associated MRSA ST398 accounted for only a small proportion of MRSA isolates from humans; most were from the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, and Austria.
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands. brigitte.van.cleef@rivm.nl
authors.forename: Brigitte A G L
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: van Cleef
authors.forename: Dominique L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Monnet
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Voss
authors.forename: Karina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krziwanek
authors.forename: Franz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Allerberger
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Struelens
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zemlickova
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Skov
authors.forename: Jaana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vuopio-Varkila
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cuny
authors.forename: Alexander W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Friedrich
authors.forename: Iris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Spiliopoulou
authors.forename: Judit
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pászti
authors.forename: Hjordis
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hardardottir
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossney
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pantosti
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borg
authors.forename: Hajo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grundmann
authors.forename: Manica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mueller-Premru
authors.forename: Barbro
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Olsson-Liljequist
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Widmer
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harbarth
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schweiger
authors.forename: Serhat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Unal
authors.forename: Jan A J W
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kluytmans
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D002417:Cattle / Q000382:microbiology*; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000382:microbiology*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D058751:Livestock / Q000382:microbiology*; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents